A Russian drone struck a train near the border between Ukraine and Poland during the early hours of Sunday. The attack represents an escalation in the war and aims to cause suffering to the Ukrainian population during the winter months. Manuel Serrano, a commentator for CNN Portugal, analyzed the intentions behind this attack.
According to Serrano's analysis, Vladimir Putin does not want to negotiate anything until spring. The Russian president's strategy involves making Ukrainians suffer during the winter, hoping that the cold and scarcity of resources will pressure Kyiv into giving in. The attack on the train near the border with Poland fits into this logic of intimidation and attrition.
The Russian offensive aims to create conditions of misery and despair among the civilian population, using the cold season as a weapon of war. Putin believes that this pressure during the winter could be more effective than any diplomatic negotiation, postponing any possibility of dialogue until the arrival of spring.
